Forest Hills Tennessee Map

About Forest Hills, Tennessee

Forest Hills is a locality in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,038. The population density is 210.6 people per km². Forest Hills is located at 36.0700°N, 86.8362°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Forest Hills is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 37215, 37160, 37604.

Forest Hills occupies a landscape of quiet topography where the earth rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells of limestone and clay. It lies 3.9 miles west-southwest of Knoxville, TN (from Knoxville, TN: bearing 251°T), and is situated 9.4 miles southwest of Knox. The land serves as a verdant buffer against the encroaching pace of the modern world, dominated by heavy canopies of hardwoods that retain the damp, cool scent of earth long after the sun has retreated. To the east, the silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the distant horizon, a blurred ink line against the sky, while closer at hand, the terrain dips toward the Tennessee River, which carves its path through the region with an ancient, deliberate weight. Within the boundaries of Forest Hills, the Forest Heights Neighborhood Park provides a local sanctuary where the architecture of the trees feels more permanent than the homes themselves, and the light at dusk settles in thick, amber layers across the sloping lawns.

The history of Forest Hills is one of intentional preservation, a deliberate choice to maintain low density in a region that has otherwise surrendered much of its pastoral character to rapid development. The local economy here is largely detached from the industrial hum of the Tennessee River, functioning instead as a quiet residential enclave that prioritizes the stillness of large, wooded lots over the density of commerce. Residents often look toward the nearby presence of Jones Cove as a reminder of the area’s geologic origins, finding a sense of continuity in the way the local flora persists despite the proximity of urban expansion. Life in Forest Hills moves with a measured cadence, defined by the seasonal shifting of leaves and the persistent, low-frequency hum of a place that has decided to hold its ground against the friction of the outside world.

About This Forest Hills Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Forest Hills, Tennessee. Coordinates: 36.069968, -86.83623. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Forest Hills includes the ZIP code (37215, 37160, 37604), telephone area code (731, 615, 629), county seat of Knox County (Knoxville), and school district assignment (Metropolitan Nashville Public School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.